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Getting Started with Graffiti CMS

If you are just getting started with Graffiti CMS here are a few tips:The official getting started post from Telligent can be found here.  Make sure to read this page before you get going.Another key...

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Creating a Theme for Graffiti CMS

One you have successfully installed the latest version of Graffiti CMS, your next task will be to modify the default theme, or create a new one.  Initially, creating or modifying a theme can be tricky...

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Using Graffiti CMS Macros

Generally speaking, macros are a short piece of code that help you to easily change the appearance and layout of your site.  Technically speaking, macros are Chalk Extensions exposed in the Graffiti...

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Graffiti CMS Chalk Extension for Beginners

Writing Chalk Extensions is very simple.  As mentioned here, to extend the functionality of Graffiti CMS you simply need to add a reference to Graffiti.Core.dll, add the Chalk Attribute to the class...

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Graffiti CMS Powered Blogs

So your interested in Graffiti CMS, but your not quite sure if it is for you.  This tip is to give you an idea of who is using Graffiti CMS and what kind of sites they have created.  This is not a...

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Using www for Your Graffiti CMS Domain Name

New installations of Graffiti CMS default to using just the domain name (http://graffiticmstips.com) for your site.  All requests to the domain as www.graffiticmstips.com will be redirected to the...

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Storing Your Data in Graffiti CMS the Easy Way

Customizing the basic installation of Graffiti CMS will probably require the use of additional database fields.  Using the Object Store is the easiest way to acomplish this task. To make use of the...

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Using the Advanced Editor

There are two versions of the editor (advanced/basic) that can be used to create posts in Graffiti CMS.  Using a text editor (like notepad) find the file /graffiti-admin/posts/write/default.aspx and...

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Setting a Custom Favicon

Once you have created a favicon, you will need to upload the favicon.ico to your Graffiti CMS installation and place file in two locations to ensure that it is displayed properly throughout your site....

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Looping Through a Widget Collection

Suppose that you have created three widgets in Graffiti CMS that you wish to display on all of your pages, with one exception.  On the home page you wish to only display two of the three widgets.  In...

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Creating a Two Level Tab Navigation

Building a two level tab navigation system, like the one that can be found on GraffitiCMS.com (Click Support->Forums) is a common request on the Graffiti support forums.  The tab navigation relies...

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Searching Uncategorized Posts

In Graffiti's default installation settings, uncategorized posts are filtered from the home page.  This also has the affect of excluding these items from the search engine.   Generally speaking, this...

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Graffiti Extras - Theme Explorer

Keyvan has done a great amount of work contributing very helpful plugins and widgets for Graffiti CMS.  The latest version of Graffiti Extras, released today , includes the Theme Explorer...

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Using Custom Fields in Graffiti CMS

In this tip you will learn about custom fields in Graffiti CMS. Custom fields can be used in many ways, but in this tip, you will learn how to set a custom title for your pages.  To create a custom...

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Drop Down Menu Navigation in Graffiti CMS

There have been several requests for a drop down menu navigation implemented in Graffiti CMS.  Thankfully the developers at Telligent created a very nice theme that included code for a drop down menu...

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Graffiti CMS IRC Room

If you've searched high and low for the answer to a problem and you've been through every Graffiti CMS tip on the Internet, there is one more place you can look.  The Graffiti CMS IRC channel.Host:...

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Creating an Event Calender in Graffiti CMS

So you're happy with Graffiti CMS but now you want to create a pseudo event calender using a Graffiti post to hold the event details.  This particular task is demonstrated very well in the training...

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Free Graffiti CMS Themes

One of the first tips on creating themes referenced devcowsoftware.com, however they have since added a theme site which implements the GraffitiExtras Theme Explorer widget/plugin.  This allows you to...

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List All Categories on the Home Page

If you would like to list each category on your home page this can be done very easily with the code below.  One important note about this code is that it will not list sub-categories, you'll  have to...

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Creating Packages in Graffiti CMS

In the upcoming release of Graffiti CMS you can create packages that will allow you to distribute your widgets/plugins/extensions in a much easier way.  Currently, if you create a widget that uses...

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